{"product_id":"9781350174078","title":"Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company : A Critical History","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eScreening the Royal Shakespeare Company\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Wyver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo theatre company has been involved in such a broad range of adaptations for television and cinema as the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starting with \u003ci\u003eRichard III\u003c\/i\u003e filmed in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre before World War One, the RSC's accomplishments continue today with highly successful live cinema broadcasts. \u003ci\u003eThe Wars of the Roses\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC, 1965), Peter Brook's film of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e (1971), Channel 4's epic version of \u003ci\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) and \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e with David Tennant (BBC, 2009) are among their most iconic adaptations. Many other RSC productions live on as extracts in documentaries, as archival recordings, in trailers and in other fragmentary forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow available in paperback,\u003ci\u003e Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company\u003c\/i\u003e explores this remarkable history of collaborations between stage and screen and considers key questions about adaptation that concern all those involved in theatre, film and television. John Wyver is a broadcasting historian and the producer of RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon, and is uniquely well-placed to provide a vivid account of the company's television and film productions. He contributes an award-winning practitioner's insight into screen adaptation's numerous challenges and rich potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wyver (Univ. of Westminster, UK) provides an insider's look at how the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has navigated the often-turbulent world of broadcasting productions of Shakespeare. He provides a historical account of the recording and broadcasting of productions by the RSC that covers ten decades … Though one can find myriad resources on the adaptation of Shakespeare to film, Wyver focuses specifically on how the RSC adapts live Shakespearean productions for television and film; he keeps in mind both the integrity of the stage and an audience's expectation of more than a static, single camera recording. Thus the volume is an important contribution to adaptation studies. Summing Up: Recommended” —\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most significant achievements of this book is Wyver's scrupulously thorough investigation ... [A] meticulously researched, amply documented and wonderfully wide-ranging study.” —\u003ci\u003eSir Stanley Wells, Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remarkable ... A narrative that dramatically (the pun is deliberate) transforms our knowledge and understanding of the filming of theatre and of the particularly complex and varied negotiations between theatre productions on the one hand and the film and television media on the other...It will take us all a long time to catch up with the riches of what Wyver has accomplished here but we will find the journey exhilarating and profoundly rewarding.” —\u003ci\u003eTheatre Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350174078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40816841982158,"sku":"9781350174078","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_43bd4b47-b637-4bf8-b18e-6ade733bd7e9.jpg?v=1642844249","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350174078","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}